VDU

Mavenir in Collaboration with Intel Delivers Optimised Performance and Power Efficiency for 4G and 5G Open vRAN Solution

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Saturday, February 24, 2024

The move to Intel’s recent processors for vRAN marks the latest solution optimisation for Mavenir, which has driven Open RAN momentum through three generations of Intel Xeon Scalable processors.

Key Points: 
  • The move to Intel’s recent processors for vRAN marks the latest solution optimisation for Mavenir, which has driven Open RAN momentum through three generations of Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
  • Mavenir's Open vRAN solution, powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost, offers an exceptional suite of performance, functionality, and integrated artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) application for the next generation 4G and 5G networks.
  • Mavenir has built a close and long-standing technology collaboration with Intel, and the adoption of Intel’s processors enables the development of more efficient and cost-effective RANs.
  • BG Kumar, President, Access Networks, Platforms and Digital Enablement for Mavenir commented: “Mavenir values our ongoing collaboration with Intel, which is leading the industry in driving forward high-performance and sustainable Open vRAN solutions for 4G and 5G networks.

Samsung, Juniper Networks and Wind River Collaborate to Drive Greater vRAN and Open RAN Efficiencies

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Juniper Networks® (NYSE:JNPR) and Wind River® have collaborated on a virtual cell site router (vCSR) to allow service providers to operate their networks with end-to-end virtualization.

Key Points: 
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Juniper Networks® (NYSE:JNPR) and Wind River® have collaborated on a virtual cell site router (vCSR) to allow service providers to operate their networks with end-to-end virtualization.
  • In this joint effort, the companies integrated the Juniper Cloud-Native Router , a fully containerized network element, with the Samsung virtualized DU (vDU) on Wind River Studio Cloud Platform.
  • “In collaboration with Samsung and Juniper, Wind River delivers on the promise of Open RAN, creating a path for substantial TCO reduction and new revenue opportunities for mobile operators."
  • Studio addresses service providers’ complex challenge of deploying and managing cloud-native infrastructure for core-to-edge distributed cloud networks to provide traditional RAN performance in a vRAN/Open RAN deployment.

Mavenir and Qualcomm to Accelerate 5G High-Density Open vRAN Deployments

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

The ongoing collaboration is leveraging the Qualcomm® X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card and Mavenir’s Open virtualised Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) solution to accelerate operator deployment of cloud-native, virtualised Open 5G networks – designed to enable enhanced scalability, sustainability, capacity, and efficiency.

Key Points: 
  • The ongoing collaboration is leveraging the Qualcomm® X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card and Mavenir’s Open virtualised Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) solution to accelerate operator deployment of cloud-native, virtualised Open 5G networks – designed to enable enhanced scalability, sustainability, capacity, and efficiency.
  • Mavenir and Qualcomm Technologies’ solution optimises Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for operators by substantially reducing CPU/core usage and energy consumption requirements through improved power efficiency.
  • The Qualcomm X100 5G RAN acceleration card is a PCIe-based solution that offloads compute-intensive tasks from the CPU to the card, designed to enhance the performance and capacity of vRAN deployments.
  • BG Kumar, President, Access Networks, Platforms and Digital Enablement at Mavenir, said: “Mavenir is excited to grow its collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to accelerate the adoption of open and disaggregated vRAN architectures and innovate high-density solutions for 5G networks.

SynaXG Collaborates with Wind River and Ampere to Accelerate Next-Level O-RAN Integration

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MWC Barcelona 2024 – SynaXG, a leading provider of converged AI+5G and O-RAN network solutions, today announced a strategic collaboration with Wind River and Ampere® Computing to deliver breakthrough technology for O-RAN infrastructure. The partnership successfully integrates SynaXG's virtualized distributed unit (vDU) card with StarlingX supported by Wind River and Ampere's multicore processors to redefine 5G network infrastructure. StarlingX is a cloud-native, Kubernetes, open-source infrastructure project hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation. Showcasing unparalleled hardware/software integration to enhance network efficiency and cloud management, the collaborative vDU solution will be unveiled at MWC Barcelona 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership successfully integrates SynaXG's virtualized distributed unit (vDU) card with StarlingX supported by Wind River and Ampere's multicore processors to redefine 5G network infrastructure.
  • The collaboration sets new industry standards for power efficiency, ease of integration, and cloud-based network management, propelling SynaXG, Wind River and Ampere to the forefront of the O-RAN ecosystem evolution.
  • For organizations that require full lifecycle support and services around an open-source solution, Wind River offers Wind River Studio as commercially supported StarlingX .
  • Wind River Studio provides a fully cloud-native, Kubernetes and container-based architecture for the development, deployment, operations, and servicing of distributed edge networks at scale.

SynaXG Unveils Virtualized Distributed Unit Solution to Fast-Track Arm-based 5G O-RAN Network Deployment

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Monday, February 26, 2024

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SynaXG, a leading provider of converged AI+5G and O-RAN network solutions, today unveiled a virtual distributed unit (vDU) solution that is fully commercialized to set a new benchmark in O-RAN network innovation, performance and power efficiency. Based on a high-performance SoC and ultra-low-power Arm® technology, the SynaXG's vDU card with carrier-grade Layer 1 (L1) software will be on display at MWC Barcelona 2024.

Key Points: 
  • BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SynaXG , a leading provider of converged AI+5G and O-RAN network solutions, today unveiled a virtual distributed unit (vDU) solution that is fully commercialized to set a new benchmark in O-RAN network innovation, performance and power efficiency.
  • SynaXG's versatile vDU card solution enables network OEMs to accelerate time-to-market from years to months, simplifying the development of highly integrated centralized unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU) solutions.
  • This efficiency sets a new standard for 4G and 5G O-RAN infrastructure and demonstrates SynaXG's commitment to delivering high-performance, sustainable solutions for 5G network infrastructure.
  • Visit SynaXG at MWC Barcelona, February 26-29, 2024
    To see SynaXG's vDU solution demo and to schedule a meeting with SynaXG at their booth in Hall 5, Stand 5F21, please visit here .

VIAVI Provides Benchmarking and Validation Across Eight Countries at Fall 2023 O-RAN PlugFest

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Monday, December 18, 2023

VIAVI (O-RU Emulator), Capgemini (O-DU, O-CU, RIC), VIAVI (Core Emulator)

Key Points: 
  • VIAVI (O-RU Emulator), Capgemini (O-DU, O-CU, RIC), VIAVI (Core Emulator)
    Samsung's Open RAN compliant solutions (vDU, vCU, RU, Core)
    Real-time analysis.
  • Together with CableLabs, VIAVI demonstrated real-time analysis to accelerate interoperability and end-to-end testing and troubleshooting.
  • VIAVI TeraVM , a virtualized application emulation and security performance platform, used in 5G, Open RAN, RIC testing and training , and cybersecurity testing .
  • "At the PlugFest, VIAVI is pleased to have demonstrated milestones toward increased operating efficiency, including test automation, real-time analysis, and developing RAN intelligence to address energy consumption."

Wind River Delivers Wind River Studio for NTT DOCOMO’s Commercial Deployment of 5G vRAN Base Stations in Japan

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Wind River® , a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced that Wind River Studio is being used by NTT DOCOMO for its 5G virtualized network, which started commercial deployment this month in Japan .

Key Points: 
  • Wind River® , a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced that Wind River Studio is being used by NTT DOCOMO for its 5G virtualized network, which started commercial deployment this month in Japan .
  • For the launch of NTT DOCOMO’s first vRAN commercial service, Wind River Studio Cloud Platform was integrated with Fujitsu’s virtualized central unit (vCU) and virtualized distributed unit (vDU) with the latest NVIDIA-converged accelerator.
  • “This technology can help enable innovative new use cases for a spectrally efficient 5G network.”
    Wind River provides both its Studio Cloud Platform and Studio Analytics capabilities to NTT DOCOMO.
  • Studio addresses the complex challenges service providers face in deploying and managing geographically distributed, ultra-low latency infrastructure and enables large-scale deployment of 5G virtualized base stations.

Fujitsu delivers O-RAN ALLIANCE-compliant 5G virtualized RAN solution for NTT DOCOMO's 5G commercial network services

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

TOKYO, Sept 27, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced that it has successfully delivered its O-RAN ALLIANCE-compliant 5G virtualized RAN solution for use in NTT DOCOMO, INC.'s (hereinafter DOCOMO) 5G commercial network services beginning in September 2023.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Sept 27, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced that it has successfully delivered its O-RAN ALLIANCE-compliant 5G virtualized RAN solution for use in NTT DOCOMO, INC.'s (hereinafter DOCOMO) 5G commercial network services beginning in September 2023.
  • Fujitsu's new solution will offer potential customers greater flexibility in selecting equipment, commercial-grade reliability, and cost-effective infrastructure when considering the deployment of 5G commercial network services.
  • It will contribute to further development of DOCOMO's network, and will promote more efficient global deployment of Open RAN by accumulating commercial know-how."
  • Masaki Taniguchi, SVP, Head of Mobile System Business Unit:
    "We are very pleased to announce the adoption of our 5G virtualized RAN solution for DOCOMO's 5G commercial services.

Ericsson and Google Cloud expand successful collaboration with Cloud RAN offering

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has announced today an expansion of its successful and long-standing partnership with Google Cloud to develop an Ericsson Cloud RAN solution on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) that offers integrated automation and orchestration and leverages AI/ML for additional CSP benefits.

Key Points: 
  • PLANO, Texas, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has announced today an expansion of its successful and long-standing partnership with Google Cloud to develop an Ericsson Cloud RAN solution on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) that offers integrated automation and orchestration and leverages AI/ML for additional CSP benefits.
  • Running Ericsson Cloud RAN on GDC Edge will enable CSPs to utilize Google Cloud Vertex AI, BigQuery and other cloud services, to improve the usability of the massive data sets being provided by Cloud RAN applications.
  • Mårten Lerner, Head of Product Line Cloud RAN, Ericsson, says: "This partnership enables us to deepen and expand our valuable collaboration with Google Cloud, and it opens new opportunities for operators to utilize the benefits of cloud native solutions and automation.
  • Ericsson remains committed to ensuring the adaptability of its Cloud RAN applications on diverse cloud infrastructures, offering operators enhanced flexibility and choice in deploying Cloud RAN as well as supporting the evolving hybrid cloud architectures together with Google Cloud."

CMC Electronics Awarded PC-21 Avionics Contract by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

MONTREAL, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - CMC Electronics is pleased to announce a multi-year contract with Swiss-based Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. for the purchase of its cutting-edge avionics solutions for the PC-21 Next Generation Trainer.

Key Points: 
  • MONTREAL, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - CMC Electronics is pleased to announce a multi-year contract with Swiss-based Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. for the purchase of its cutting-edge avionics solutions for the PC-21 Next Generation Trainer.
  • "CMC Electronics and Pilatus have had a longstanding collaboration spanning over two decades, with more than 300 HUD sub-systems as well as more than 500 FMS and 300 GPS already delivered to Pilatus.
  • The selection of CMC Electronics for this contract demonstrates Pilatus' continued trust in CMC's avionics solutions," said Brad Nolen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at CMC Electronics.
  • CMC Electronics is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge avionics solutions, and this contract win further solidifies its position as a trusted provider in the industry.